Directions: Choose the
word or phrase from the word list

and write your answer before each number.



____________1. It is the breaking down of rocks into fragments.

____________2. An open- pit mine where rocks can be extracted.

____________3. It is the physical wearing away of rocks.

____________4. It is the process of combining oxygen and other

substances.

____________5. It is the changes in the composition of rocks that allows them to break down into pieces​